Zechariah 9:11 says ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’
DAILY READING Luke 11:1-28; Genesis 19; Psalm 12
On August 5th 2010, an unprecedented disaster occurred in Chile. 33 miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground in a mine in Chile’s Atacama Desert. These miners were working deep inside a mountain, excavating for copper, gold and other minerals, when they started feeling vibrations. Suddenly, there was a massive explosion and the passageways of the mine filled up with dust. When the dust settled, the men discovered the source of the explosion: A single huge block of stone, as tall as a forty-five-story building, had broken off from the rest of the mountain and fallen. This caused a chain reaction that led to the mountain above collapsing and blocking every exit out of the mine.
After assessing the damage, the miners found they were totally trapped with no way of escape. It was then they realized that only God could save them. One of the miners, Jose Henriquez, was a strong believer, who has been a Christian for over 30 years. He rallied the other miners and they began to pray to God. For two weeks, emergency officials were unable to know the fate of these miners, if they were dead or alive. Miraculously these men survived for the first few weeks, on small amounts of tuna and mackerel that were in their shelter, along with water.
Seventeen days after, engineers lowered a probe into the mine. When they brought up the probe again they were delighted to find a note tied to it, written in red ink by the miners saying, “We are fine in the shelter, the 33 of us.”
The families of these miners were especially overjoyed to know they were alive. Eventually the authorities found a way to send food and water down to them. For 69 days, the best engineers around the world battled to find a way to free these miners. The accident received worldwide notice, as over 1 billion people around the world watched what looked like an impossible rescue operation unfold on live TV. And for those 69 days these miners started a practice of holding a prayer service every day at noon and 6 p.m. For them prayer became important and they felt God’s presence with them.They remained confident that God would save them. And He did! Engineers finally found a way to drill a hole through the mountain. A capsule was then lowered through this hole to bring up these men. When the time came for their rescue, the men came together and prayed, thanking God for saving their lives. And they greatly rejoiced and praised God together when all 33 of them finally made their way above ground again, all safe and sound.
Zechariah 9:11 says ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’
Indeed there is no pit so deep that God cannot bring us up from. Jesus has paid the ultimate price for our freedom. When Jesus died on Calvary He descended into the dungeon of death so that we can be set free. According to Mathew 27 after His death, the earth quaked, the rocks rent, the graves were opened, and the saints who had been buried came out of the graves! Indeed it is God’s will for us to come out of every grave, pit, captivity or imprisonment. So whatever pit may be holding you today, whether the pit of financial debts, poverty, sickness or disease etc, whatever it is, today deliverance has come. Through the shedding of Christ’s blood on the cross, prisoners were delivered out of the pit of hell. And as a child of God, by the same shed blood of Christ, you are set free from captivity. Salvation is, being rescued from the pit! Which means you are no longer to be pitied! People only pity men in a pit.
Jesus has declared, ‘All power in heaven and in earth is given unto me.” No one can challenge His orders. No devil can stop you once you’re set free. Because whosoever the son of God has set free is free indeed. It is therefore time for you to rebel against every captivity. Enough is enough. What you do not want, you do not watch. You cannot be held in any habit you don’t want. You cannot be slave to the sin you hate. Whatever has been trying to hold you down, must let you go. Today you have been set free in Jesus Name.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for the power that is in the blood of Jesus. By Your grace, I am rescued from every pit and captivity. Truly, by the blood of Jesus , my deliverance and victory is established forever in Jesus Name.
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When God places His hand upon a man in life nothing can come against him, this is because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.